Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1887-04-29

have been fed literally all winter and
must make nice beei.....H. i. Gaines
is building a large cat le shed d...... Many
are hort of hay and those who have
surplus are Weighing it out at their barns
to their neighburs at 81 to 80 per ton.
Waterbury.
Sap has run nearly every day for the
past two weeks and it turns out to be a
pretty good year for maple sugar. .....J.
G. Griggs has added to his extensive boot
aud shoe store a department for maple
sugar He sends special orders to all parts
of the country. The wife of Christie
pher G. Corse, aged 80 years, died from
creeping paralysis Thursday. Mrs Corse
was the mother of Mrs. Addie Wescott,
widow of Stanley Wescott, who was killed
in the lae Hartford railroad disaster......
Orville ID. Hill, aged % years. died recent
ly of consumption.
North Terrisburgh.
Miss Emma j. Holey, who has good
position as stenOgrapher for a. A. Wood
q Co., of Boston, is home for "A short visit.
..... Rev. G. II. Robbins and family left
Tuesday morning to visit his parents in
Albany, and to attend conference at Sar-
atoga. Mr.. Robbins Is expected to re-
turn here for another year. His labors
during the past year have been very. sue
cessful and satisfactory Homer
Ambrose was kicked in the face by a
horse at Mr.. Macombers on Monday.
His face was cut but he was not danger
oualy hurt....J. L. st Peters has sold
his black horse, Mack, to >. B. Martin
for $50,
Miss Ann Jones died Tuesday afternoon
at the residence of w. II. Fonda, where
she has been cared for the last few months
of her life. Miss Jones was 20 years old
and has been in poor health for several
years. -Here burial took place Thurs
6lV ut N m Carlos Nartin =
qnite ILL., but it Is hoped he will recover
james Douglas is making prepara-
tions to build Il new house. Mrs. NJ.
| Wheeler is having some Improvements
made on her residence ....J. l.. st, Peters
is putting machine for manufacturing
shingles into his saw mill
West Ferrisburgh.
James Gregory lost mare 2G years old
on Sunday. He drove her to Nergennes
on Friday and saturday she was sick.
Sunday morning a dark offensive fluid be-
gan to discharge from each nostrl in
large quantities and it was thought best
to Kill her. r....,.Fred w. Allen is buying
and shipping Annie White Is to
teach the school in Basin Harbor district
and Daisy Harris in the Webster district.
! BY the way, Ora HOyt of Panton mas taken
negatives of several school houses in this
Vicinity, and any of the hundreds of pupils
who have been instructed at the Webster
school honSe can obtain an excellent pho
to of it by addressing Mr.. II oyt.
White River junction.
&. l.. Closson, for the past 10 years &C
countant for Smiths bakery. has been
elected cashier of the Springfield National
bank and will assume his duties about the
middle of May. He has sold his dwelling
house here and bought one in Springfield.
Tunbridge.
Charles F. Cushman, formerly of Rut-
land, is visiting here. He has been out OF
the State for some years 49,. There Is
large amount of snow in the woodS......
George f. Wood has applied for admis-
sion to the soldiers home.
WatervilIe.
Fully an average crop of sugar has been
made at this place this season ...Jonas
Coddlng, an old resident of this place,
died on the 18th, aged S3 years ..... Fred
die, youngest son OF Ami Leach, died after
a short illness on the 22ud, aged II years
and six months. Freddie was one OF our
best boys and highly respected by all VINO
knew him, both old aud young.
Isle La Motto.
In places on the west shore of the island
ice is reported to be piled from l5 o 20 feet
high The bridge from Isle La Notte TO
Alburgh is covered with water i'll places
from to 10 inches deep. The high
way on the | lie La Motto shore leading to
the bridge is covered in places to the
depth of three feet. What is known as
the Long bridge nearly a quarter of a
mile long near the centre of the town is
also inundated in places, and should the
water rise much higher considerable
damage is Anticipated .....M Mice have
made sad havoc with the fruit trees i'll
this vicinity Mr.. Henry Naylor is to
be bridge tender on the Isle La Motto
bl dge again this year. Rev. Mr.. and
Mrs Adams being at the conference there
were no services IN the MethI dist church
Sunday ... Mrs James Duba is on the
sick list Mr.. Adds Hall, who has been
sick with measles in Boston, is recovering
and able to be out At the public eX-
animation of school teachers held Satur-
day only two persons applied for certiti-
Gates.